Plimsoll Punks
Alvvays Lyrics

When I chip through your candy coating
When I dig deeper into your facade

You're stuffed with insulation
You're hiding behind a layer of protection

Just strawberry ice cream floating
You seem sweet and innocent on the surface

With a sprinkle of indignation
But you're also angry and resentful

Cherry under knot of shoestring
There's something hidden or tangled within you

Conflate and agitate
You mix things up and cause unrest

You're a plimsoll punk
You're someone who acts tough but is fragile on the inside

And you're gettin' me down, gettin' me down, gettin' me down
You're making me feel sad and frustrated

Gettin' me down down down, you're gettin' me down
Your behavior is having a negative impact on me

Your posture's blocking out any possible light
You're closed off and not receptive to others

I can hardly see
It's difficult to communicate effectively with you

This conversation spirals into a fight
Our interactions always turn into arguments

I can barely breathe
You're suffocating me with your negativity

Who ran from Roman candles
Who avoided danger or risk

Underneath a willow weeping?
In a place of sadness or loss

Do the tealights on your mantle
Is the light you're projecting artificial or fake

Illuminate that summer feeling?
Are you trying to mask your pain with a false sense of happiness

You're the seashell in my sandal
You're like something small but irritating

That's slicing up my heel
That's causing me pain

R-r-r-racking my brain, trying to escape, getting me down
You're causing me stress and making me want to get away

Plimsoll punk
You're someone who puts up a front but is really vulnerable